GETTING YOUR AUTISTIC CHILD READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL

THIS WORKS BEST FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN, BUT WILL WORK FOR ALL AGES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.
FIRST OF ALL YOU NEED TO START PREPARING YOUR CHILD. YOU SHOULD CREATE A SOCIAL STORY OR A PICTURE SCHEDULE FOR SCHOOL ROUTINES. AFTER YOU DO THIS, YOU SHOULD START GOING OVER THE PICTURE SCHEDULE AND PRACTICE IT. REPETITION HELPS THEM GREATLY.
IF YOUR CHILD IS USED TO SLEEPING LATER IN THE SUMMER, START TO GET READY FOR EARLIER MORNINGS BY WAKING YOUR CHILD UP EARLIER EACH DAY AS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL NEARS.
IF POSSILE ARRANGE TO GO TO VISIT YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE FIRST DAY. TAKE ALONG A DIGITAL CAMERA ON YOUR VISIT TO THE SCHOOL. THIS WAY YOU CAN TAKE PICTURES AS A PHOTO REMINDER OF THE SCHOOL AND TEACHER. IF POSSIBLE HAVE THE TEACHER SHOW YOUR CHILD HIS DESK, LOCKER AND LUNCH ROOM. YOU CAN ALSO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR CHILD ON THE PLAYGROUND TO RELIEVE SOME ANXIETY AND CREATE A POSITIVE FEELING ABOUT SCHOOL.
YOU SHOULD BUY SCHOOL SUPPLIES WELL IN ADVANCE, SO THAT YOUR CHILD CAN GET USED TO THEM. YOU CAN ALSO USE FAVORITE ITEMS FROM THE PAST YEAR. SOME KIDS MAY FEEL REWARDED BY ALL OF THE NEW SUPPLIES, AND OTHER AUTISTIC CHILDREN PREFER THE FAMILIAR ITEMS THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE AND LIKE.
COLOR CODE NOTEBOOKS AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING MAKING TEXT BOOK COVERS FOR DIFFERENT CLASSES. FOR INSTANCE, BLUE EQUALS MATH, RED EQUALS ENGLISH. COLOF CODING WILL ALSO HELP YOUR CHILD IDENTIFY AND KEEP THEIR MATERIALS TOGETHER. THE COLORS CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PICTURE SCHEDULE YOUR CHILD WILL BE USING.